Nation’s First Non-Profit Supermarket Is Picking Up Steam

Fare & Square uses the store as a tool to creatively navigate and supply food deserts with nutritious yet affordable options. Food insecure families now have access to a food that will directly impact the local economy and the local community. Keeping the food and funding central is a sustainable method of production. It keeps the momentum the work going and reasons to establishing the market.

Last year, non-profit supermarket Fare & Square opened just south of Philly. We checked in to see how the store’s doing.

About The Author

Siamack is the executive director and co-founder of the project. He was born in a small village in southeast Iran where he learned about food and the importance of community resiliency. He attended Purdue University and worked for IBM and Apple Computers before starting a software company. He lives in San Francisco.